Description: Aristotelian Philosophy : Ethics and Politics from Aristotle to Macintyre, Hardcover by Knight, Kelvin, ISBN 0745619762, ISBN-13 9780745619767, Brand New, Free shipping in the US Aristotle is the most influential philosopher of practice, and Knights new book explores the continuing importance of Aristotelian philosophy. First, it examines the theoretical bases of what Aristotle said about ethical, political and productive activity. It then traces ideas of practice through such figures as St Paul, Luther, Hegel, Heidegger and recent Aristotelian philosophers, and evaluates Alasdair MacIntyres contribution. Knight argues that, whereas Aristotles own thought legitimated oppression, MacIntyres revision of Aristotelianism separates ethical excellence from social elitism and justifies resistance.
With MacIntyre, Aristotelianism becomes revolutionary. MacIntyres case for the Thomistic Aristotelian tradition originates in his attempt to elaborate a Marxist ethics informed by analytic philosophy. He analyses social practices in teleological terms, opposing them to capitalist institutions and arguing for the cooperative defence of our moral agency. In condensing these ideas, Knight advances a theoretical argument for the reformation of Aristotelianism and an ethical argument for social change.
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Book Title: Aristotelian Philosophy : Ethics and Politics from Aristotle to M
Number of Pages: 256 Pages
Publication Name: Aristotelian Philosophy : Ethics and Politics from Aristotle to Macintyre
Language: English
Publisher: Polity Press
Item Height: 1 in
Subject: General
Publication Year: 2007
Features: Revised
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 17.5 Oz
Subject Area: Philosophy, Political Science
Author: Kelvin Knight
Item Length: 9.3 in
Item Width: 6.2 in
Format: Hardcover
